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Orcas spotted in Auckland on Boxing Day

Kane Westgaard and his two sons were fishing when they spotted the nearby orca. / Kane Westgaard

'They split the pod up': Anger after jet skiers chase dolphins

Resident says he was "shocked" to see jet skiers chasing the pod of dolphins.

Castaways: Divers surface to see boat drifting 1km away

Brothers were diving but found themselves stranded when they surfaced.

Seal of approval: Momoa is back in Whakatāne!

Momoa has been snapped soaking in the sun at the Whakatāne Yacht Club.

Powerboat capsizes in Hauraki Gulf; four rescued

Two boats rescued two boaties each after they saw a powerboat capsize.

Simon Wilson: Why Auckland needs a waterfront museum

COMMENT: Auckland needs a museum of the sea - and here's why.

Super yacht transport ship arrives in Auckland

Among the boats on the transport ship is a huge 150m motor yacht that is being unloaded.

Hawke's Bay's scorching seas, and the potential impacts

The heating seas could permanently hurt our marine ecosystem, scientists say.

One summer left: The beach where the climate-change hourglass trickles

A once-vibrant waterfront now littered with bach corpses, eerie reminders of summers past.

Underwater robots map 'ocean weather' in disaster planning

Scientists are deploying underwater robots to prepare for NZ's next big marine disaster.

'We got closer...and could see this mama carrying her pēpi on her nose'

A dolphin was seen carrying her dead calf in Coromandel waters this morning.

NZ's first all-electric passenger ferry to service Wellington

Construction on a new all-electric passenger ferry will start early next year.

A piece of port history scrapped

Rusting sea crane considered too costly to fix despite heritage value.

Māui dolphin found dead on Auckland beach

Māui dolphins are a critically endangered species with less than 100 left.

How we're eating the plastic we put in the ocean

We're likely consuming the plastics we put in the ocean. And there's even worse news.

Male shark washed ashore two days after its female mate

2.5m-long shark found at Devonport two days after 3m shark washed up at Stanley Bay.

Viaduct a 'decline zone' for marine insurer

NZI is refusing to insure multi-million dollar boats near Auckland construction sites.

Govt offers hope in master plan to save Hauraki Gulf

The Government has stepped in to salvage a master plan to save the Hauraki Gulf.